1965–66 British Home Championship

The 1965-6 6 British Home Championship was a cause of great excitement as it supplied spectators and commentators a view of England prior to their contesting the football 1966 FIFA World Cup on home soil at which they were one of the favorites. None of the other Home Nations had qualified for the World Cup and so were determined to spoil England's preparation, leading to some very dramatic and heavily contested matches, particularly England's final game in Glasgow.

The England team began with a subdued goalless draw with the Welsh side whilst Northern Ireland national football team beat Scotland 3–2 in a close fought game at home. Both England and Scotland improved in their second games, England beating a tough Irish side at home 2–1, whilst the Scots put four goals past the struggling Welsh. Wales suffered further in their final match of the series, losing 1–4 at home to the Irish, who claimed a surprise second place in the tournament. England and Scotland then played a thrilling game in Glasgow, which England finally won 4–3 to take the title of British Champions, a title they would add to at the World Cup three months later.

Table

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	5	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2
Northern Ireland	4	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3
Scotland	2	3	1	0	2	9	8	+1
Wales	1	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6

The points system worked as follows:

2 points for a win
1 point for a draw

Results

Northern Ireland v Scotland

2 October 1965

Northern Ireland	3 – 2	Scotland
Derek Dougan, Johnny Crossan, William Irvine		Alan Gilzean 2

Windsor Park, Belfast

Wales v England

2 October 1965

Wales	0 – 0	England

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Scotland v Wales

24 November 1965

Scotland	4 – 1	Wales
Bobby Murdoch 2, Willie Henderson, John Greig		Ivor Allchurch

Hampden Park, Glasgow

England v Northern Ireland

10 November 1965

England	2 – 1	Northern Ireland
Joe Baker, Alan Peacock		William Irvine

Wembley Stadium, London

Wales v Northern Ireland

30 March 1966

Wales	1 – 4	Northern Ireland
Wyn Davies		William Irvine, Martin Harvey, Sammy Wilson, Eric Welsh

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Scotland v England

2 April 1966

Scotland	3 – 4	England
Jimmy Johnstone 2, Denis Law		Roger Hunt 2, Geoff Hurst, Bobby Charlton

Hampden Park, Glasgow

References

Guy Oliver (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.

British Home Championship

Football in the United Kingdom: England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Competitors	England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Seasons	1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 First World War 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 Second World War 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

Rous Cup Nations Cup Home Nation matches since 1984

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